bòng bong

See also: bong bóng, bongbong, and Bongbong

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蓬蓬 (“overgrown; unkempt”, SV: bồng bông).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˩ ʔɓɔŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˧]

    Noun

    (classifier quả, trái, cây) bòng bong • (𣠑𤂧)

    1. a climbing fern, of the species Lygodium flexuosum
      Synonyms: thòng bong, dương vong, thạch vĩ dây
    2. (by extension) any climbing ferns the genus Lygodium

    Noun

    bòng bong • (𣠑𤂧)

    1. split bamboo fibers; bamboo shavings
    2. (figurative) a mess; jumble
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